Premieres and Notables April 23-29, 2007

Monday, 4/23

The "Robin Sparkles" episode of How I Met Your Mother airs at 7 pm on CBS. Oh, yeah-- it's also the episode that introduced the slap bet.

Here are some sample quotes from the episode that should whet your appetite:

"It's already 'slap o'clock'."

"I wish it was porn; it'd be less embarrassing."

"This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen."

"The '80s didn't come to Canada until, like, '93."

"Looks like someone suffered from premature e-slap-ulation."

"Just to be clear: you wanted everyone to go to the mall... Today?"

"That's one."

How much more can I talk this show up? Watch this episode, which is up there with the best so far this year, and see what you've been missing.

Hannah Montana; Disney. 6 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Season Two of the show that answers "Whatever happened to Billy Ray Cyrus?"

So, do you think the mullet was that bad now?

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Cities of the Underworld; History. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A look at the history of places beneath city streets.

Heroes; NBC. 8 pm CST. Return.
The final five "chapters" of season one begin for NBC's most-buzzed about new show of the year. And then NBC will squander the lead-in with:

Real Wedding Crashers; NBC. 9:01 pm. Series Premiere.
Wedding guests are Punk'd when the brides and grooms allow this prank show to turn their wedding receptions into what will look like disasters.


Tuesday, 4/24

Most Extreme; Animal Planet. 7 pm. Season Premiere.
Season Five launches with looks at squids, beetles, and others.


Wednesday, 4/25

Bill Moyers' Journal; PBS. 8 pm (check local listings). Season Premiere.
After thirteen years away, the show returns with a look at news coverage leading up to the Iraq War. (And an hour-and-a-half is all it will take?)


Thursday, 4/26

NBC's comedy block (7-9 pm; no B.S. weird times, finally) sounds promising:
Earl goes back to school to get his G.E.D. on My Name is Earl.
A large shipment of paper with an obscene imprint gets sent out to a high school on The Office. No worries: Michael's on the case.
Sean Hayes guest-stars as Kenneth the Page's country cousin on the season-ender of 30 Rock.
And the much-hyped 2-part guest stint of Keri Russell episodes starts tonight.


Sunday, 4/29

Predator vs. Prey; Animal Planet. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
The first episode features grizzly bear vs. elk.

And on Entourage (HBO, 9 pm), Drama lives in fear after he insults Ultimate Fighter Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell in a parking lot. I'm sure Turtle's got his back...